Slang SurveyWhat new bit of language are you hearing at the moment? We want to hear words and phrases, with definitions and where it's being used. We're interested in marketing speak, stuff from kids in playgrounds etc.
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rob, Sun 1 Feb 2004, 14:00)
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*cough*Um a lot is Weebl & Bob-esque, natch, with the 'lo' eg Lo Tom, and 'mmmm' as in mmmmm pie, mmmmm ladies etc.
A very local one is 'nish lowie.' Meaning 'no money' but used for almost anything now. Best shouted at mates in pubs eg "Lowie?" "Ner, nish lowie!"
The charvers (townies) started saying "nu" instead of hello a few years ago, and it's kind of stuck. It sounds awful but its so fun to say eg "Nu mate!"
Me and one mate say "lol" and "meh" out loud aswell, thank god its not just us. Same with "rolf" (roll on floor laughing misspelled.)
See also "gay," "ooooooh kittens" (after seeing that cute site) "ooooh hedgehogs" (after that other cute site!) and "ooooh [anything else you see]"
All pretty northern stuff, near Newcastle.
haha "feck" like Father Ted aswell.
(, Sun 1 Feb 2004, 22:38, Reply)
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